Street artist Galo Canote just painted a new mural for Christian Louboutin. See more sole-ful works by Warhol, van Gogh, Mari Hirata, and others

To celebrate Christian Louboutin's 20th anniversary, Neiman Marcus commissioned renowned Los Angeles graffiti artist Galo Canote to create a massive billboard above Sunset Boulevard. The designer himself can see the giant red-soled tribute when he makes an appearance at the Beverly Hills store on February 3 to celebrate his milestone.

The Art of the Shoe

The Art of the Shoe

Mari Hirata

For Japanese-born, Australia-based artist Mari Hirata, shoes are her primary medium. Hirata, who creates photographs and installations using white (and occasionally red) high heels, transforms the shoes into whimsical and often abstract works. She can reimagine heels as a snowflake, a bubble bath, or even a centipede. "My works talk about the unity of formality and informality," Mirata says. "It is the combination of established procedure and order with notions of surrealism and visual puns."